Pauline Wadsworth 1926-2020 We were sorry to hear of the recent death of former Sadlers Wells Ballet dancer and Royal Ballet School teacher, Pauline Wadsworth. She was much loved and admired by her many students and our thoughts are with her family. About Pauline Wadsworth Pauline was born on 26 July 1926 in Ponteland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She danced […]
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The Royal Ballet School launches Enlighten teacher training webinars Due to the popularity of our teacher training webinars during lockdown, The Royal Ballet School is continuing the series of webinars for dance teachers under the title Enlighten. Enlighten provides invaluable insight and information surrounding all aspects of dance teaching and learning, taught by expert staff.
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Students return to The Royal Ballet School After an extended period of lockdown, The Royal Ballet School has finally opened its doors to welcome back students and staff for the first time in six months. Since April, The Royal Ballet School became a virtual school for the Summer Term with Artistic and Academic classes and
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Online Summer Intensive 2020: your response This July, The Royal Ballet School hosted its first ever Online Summer Intensive, in response to the closure of the School buildings during the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 1813 students from all over the world attended the virtual classes taught by The Royal Ballet School Artistic team
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Diploma of Dance Teaching: Year of 2020 Our third cohort of student teachers have now graduated from The Royal Ballet School’s Diploma of Dance Teaching course. Recognition of their achievements will take place in a graduation ceremony on Saturday 24 October 2020. The student teachers began their training at the School in 2018, but completed
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World premiere of new dance work by Didy Veldman A Screen Apart, a new dance work by choreographer Didy Veldman featuring dancers from The Royal Ballet School and five other international ballet schools, has premiered as part of the inaugural World Ballet School Day. The piece explores the theme of physical restriction, and is now
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Virtual prize-giving assemblies 2020 On Monday 6 July, virtual prize-giving assemblies were held for White Lodge and Upper School students, celebrating their artistic and academic achievements during the 2019-20 academic year. In the White Lodge ceremony: Tom Hazelby was presented with The April Olrich Award, kindly supported by Nigel Pegram Lydia Hough was awarded the
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Nishi Somaiya of Goldman Sachs appointed to Board of Governors of The Royal Ballet School Nishi Somaiya, global co-head of Growth Equity investing at Goldman Sachs, has been appointed to The Royal Ballet School’s Board of Governors. Career in investment Nishi joined Goldman Sachs in 2001 having graduated with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and
Carlos Acosta CBE appointed to Board of Governors of The Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School has appointed internationally renowned dancer, choreographer and Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet Carlos Acosta to its Board of Governors. Background and early career Born in 1973, Carlos grew up in one of Havana’s poorest districts and – at
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New lockdown film launched Today we are delighted to show you our new film, The Royal Ballet School during lockdown. We wanted to show how the School has adapted to the current situation through the commitment and determination of students and staff alongside the power of technology. From virtual artistic and academic classes to an
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